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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L), assisted by Russian scientist scientist Vyacheslav Razhanov, fixes a GPS-Argos satellite transmitter onto a tiger during his visit to the Ussuriysky forest reserve of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the Far East on August 31, 2008. AFP PHOTO / ALEXEY DRUZHININ (Photo credit should read ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AFP/Getty Images)